Reasons and motivations for home education

The most common reasons given for homeschooling are:

• Customizable curriculum and learning environment for each child.
• Accomplish more academically than in schools.
• Use pedagogical approaches other than those typical in institutional schools.
• Enhance relationships between children and parent and among siblings.
• Provide guided and reasoned social interactions with peers and adults.
• Provide a safer environment for children.
• It is an alternative education approach when public or private institutional schools are closed due to disease (e.g. Covid-19).
• Protect minority children from racism in public schools or lower expectations of children of colour.
• Teach and impart a particular set of values, beliefs, and worldview.